Polly Apfelbaum Carpet Floor Paintings

On view now online.

Polly apfelbaum carpet floor paintings.

Exploring the intricacies of color apfelbaum weaves her way both literally and conceptually through ideas of minimalism pop aesthetics and color field painting to blur the lines. Sunday september 25 4pm the carpet sessions. Instead of hanging on the wall contemporary artist polly apfelbaum s creations are displayed on the floor. Like painting or sculpture apfelbaum s work relies heavily on color texture and form yet her textile pieces are created from materials formed into abstract shapes to create what she has termed fallen paintings.

Mar 09 2017 opening tomorrow. Polly apfelbaum american b 1955 is primarily an installation and mixed media artist. Polly apfelbaum in conversation with david pagel art critic and professor of art theory and history at claremont university. Sunday october 16 4pm bob nickas.

In apfelbaum s carpets color field has fallen to the floor. She is best known for what she likes to call fallen paintings whose concept transcends the boundaries between paintings sculpture and installations it seems that this is the missing link connecting these arts into one coherent group. Prints by polly apfelbaum. 1955 is best known for her large scale installations and fallen paintings compositions of dyed synthetic fabrics that she places directly on the floor.

100 paintings 100 years. Polly apfelbaum in conversation with connie butler chief curator at the hammer museum.